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Three Wrestlers Garner Honorable Mention All-Ivy League Recognition
3/6/2024 2:00:00 PM | Men's Wrestling
Columbia will compete at the EIWA Championships this weekend
PRINCETON, N.J. – Nick Babin, Lennox Wolak and Aaron Ayzerov were named honorable mention as part of the 2024 All-Ivy League honors as announced by the Ivy League on Wednesday, March 6.
Babin, Wolak and Ayzerov each finished the Ivy League dual slate with a 3-2 record. As a team, Columbia was 2-3 against Ivy League opponents with wins against Harvard and Brown.
Babin posted a ranked win over No. 29 Max Gallagher for his first Ivy win of the season at 125 pounds. He also defeated Harvard's Isaiah Adams via fall and Brown's Michael Joyce to finish the Ivy slate. Babin also earned Academic All-Ivy recognition for his commitment to the classroom.
Wolak defeated Princeton's Michael Squires in the first Ivy dual of the season at 174 pounds. Wolak went on to defeat Cornell's Benny Baker before finishing the Ivy slate with a win via fall against Jonathan Conrad from Brown.
Ayzerov earned a Top-10 victory against Cornell's No. 7 Chris Foca for his first official Ivy win of the season at 184 pounds. Ayzerov previously defeated Foca at the Cliff Keen Invitational in December. Ayzerov finished the Ivy slate with wins over Harvard's Luke Rada and Brown's Colby Isabelle.
The Lions are back in action at the EIWA Championships this weekend at Bucknell. One Columbia wrestler will be represented in each weight class with a chance to advance to the NCAA Championships in Kansas City, Missouri. The championships start on Friday and wrap up on Saturday. The event will be streamed through FloWrestling and live results will be available through the FloSports Arena each day. Updates will also be provided through the Columbia wrestling Twitter account (@CULionsWR).
FULL LIST OF IVY LEAGUE AWARDS
WRESTLER OF THE YEAR
Phil Conigliaro, Harvard
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
*Meyer Shapiro, Cornell
COACH OF THE YEAR
Mike Grey, Cornell
FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY
125 — *Brett Ungar, Cornell
133 — *Vito Arujau, Cornell
141 — *CJ Composto, Penn
149 — *Ethan Fernandez, Cornell
157 — *Meyer Shapiro, Cornell
165 — *Julian Ramirez, Cornell
174 — *Phil Conigliaro, Harvard
184 — *Chris Foca, Cornell
197 — *Jacob Cardenas, Cornell
HWT — *Lewis Fernandez, Cornell
SECOND TEAM ALL-IVY
125 — Max Gallagher, Penn
133 — Michael Colaiocco, Penn
133 — Sean Pierson, Princeton
141 — Vince Cornella, Cornell
149 — Jack Crook, Harvard
149 — Jude Swisher, Penn
157 — Lucas Revano, Penn
165 — Joshua Kim, Harvard
174 — Nick Incontrera, Penn
184 — Nate Dugan, Princeton
197 — Luke Stout, Princeton
HWT — Matthew Cover, Princeton
HONORABLE MENTION
125 — Nick Babin, Columbia
125 — Diego Sotelo, Harvard
141 — Michael Jaffe, Harvard
157 — Blake Saito, Brown
165 — Kaya Sement, Penn
174 — Lennox Wolak, Columbia
184 — Aaron Ayzerov, Columbia
197 — Cole Urbas, Penn
HWT — John Stout, Penn
*Unanimous selection
FOLLOWING THE LIONS
Stay up to date on all things Columbia Wrestling by following the Lions on X (@CULionsWR), Instagram (@culionswr) and on Facebook (@ColumbiaAthletics).
Babin, Wolak and Ayzerov each finished the Ivy League dual slate with a 3-2 record. As a team, Columbia was 2-3 against Ivy League opponents with wins against Harvard and Brown.
Babin posted a ranked win over No. 29 Max Gallagher for his first Ivy win of the season at 125 pounds. He also defeated Harvard's Isaiah Adams via fall and Brown's Michael Joyce to finish the Ivy slate. Babin also earned Academic All-Ivy recognition for his commitment to the classroom.
Wolak defeated Princeton's Michael Squires in the first Ivy dual of the season at 174 pounds. Wolak went on to defeat Cornell's Benny Baker before finishing the Ivy slate with a win via fall against Jonathan Conrad from Brown.
Ayzerov earned a Top-10 victory against Cornell's No. 7 Chris Foca for his first official Ivy win of the season at 184 pounds. Ayzerov previously defeated Foca at the Cliff Keen Invitational in December. Ayzerov finished the Ivy slate with wins over Harvard's Luke Rada and Brown's Colby Isabelle.
The Lions are back in action at the EIWA Championships this weekend at Bucknell. One Columbia wrestler will be represented in each weight class with a chance to advance to the NCAA Championships in Kansas City, Missouri. The championships start on Friday and wrap up on Saturday. The event will be streamed through FloWrestling and live results will be available through the FloSports Arena each day. Updates will also be provided through the Columbia wrestling Twitter account (@CULionsWR).
FULL LIST OF IVY LEAGUE AWARDS
WRESTLER OF THE YEAR
Phil Conigliaro, Harvard
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
*Meyer Shapiro, Cornell
COACH OF THE YEAR
Mike Grey, Cornell
FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY
125 — *Brett Ungar, Cornell
133 — *Vito Arujau, Cornell
141 — *CJ Composto, Penn
149 — *Ethan Fernandez, Cornell
157 — *Meyer Shapiro, Cornell
165 — *Julian Ramirez, Cornell
174 — *Phil Conigliaro, Harvard
184 — *Chris Foca, Cornell
197 — *Jacob Cardenas, Cornell
HWT — *Lewis Fernandez, Cornell
SECOND TEAM ALL-IVY
125 — Max Gallagher, Penn
133 — Michael Colaiocco, Penn
133 — Sean Pierson, Princeton
141 — Vince Cornella, Cornell
149 — Jack Crook, Harvard
149 — Jude Swisher, Penn
157 — Lucas Revano, Penn
165 — Joshua Kim, Harvard
174 — Nick Incontrera, Penn
184 — Nate Dugan, Princeton
197 — Luke Stout, Princeton
HWT — Matthew Cover, Princeton
HONORABLE MENTION
125 — Nick Babin, Columbia
125 — Diego Sotelo, Harvard
141 — Michael Jaffe, Harvard
157 — Blake Saito, Brown
165 — Kaya Sement, Penn
174 — Lennox Wolak, Columbia
184 — Aaron Ayzerov, Columbia
197 — Cole Urbas, Penn
HWT — John Stout, Penn
*Unanimous selection
FOLLOWING THE LIONS
Stay up to date on all things Columbia Wrestling by following the Lions on X (@CULionsWR), Instagram (@culionswr) and on Facebook (@ColumbiaAthletics).
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